Field Hockey

Daugherty, DeLacey Garner Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Honors

Jan 30, 2012

SOUTH EASTON, MA-April Daugherty
(Wakefield, RI) and Victoria DeLacey (Charlton,
MA) of the #3 Merrimack field hockey team have
been tabbed to the Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference squad. To
be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have met or
exceeded the minimum requirements of participation in at least half
of the team's competitions and be either a starter or significant
contributor; a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and complete at
least one academic year at his/her current institution.

The Warriors’ women’s soccer and field hockey teams
led the way with two honorees each. The Merrimack men’s
soccer and football teams were also represented.

April Daugherty (Wakefield, RI) and
Victoria DeLacey (Charlton, MA) of the #3
Merrimack field hockey team both earned spots on the Academic
All-Conference team for the first time in their careers. DeLacey, a
senior communications major, registered five points on a goal and
three assists this season. She started all 20 games this fall for
the Warriors and was selected to play in the NFHCA North/South
Senior All-Star Game.

A communications major, Daugherty was tabbed the 2011
Northeast-10 Player of the Year this season after tallying a
team-high 50 points on 22 goals and six assists. A first team
All-American and All-Conference selection, the junior co-captain
became the program’s all-time leader in goals and points this
fall. Daugherty is the first player in program history to amass 100
career points as she concluded her junior campaign with 108 career
points.

Jessica Peacock (Hopedale, MA) and
Kiley Horne (Scituate, MA) of the Merrimack
women’s soccer team were also first-time honorees. Horne, a
senior biology major, started all 22 matches in goal for the
Warriors this season and sported a 16-4-2 overall record with nine
clean sheets. The senior boasted a 1.09 goals-against average and
racked up 121 saves on the year.

In 2011, Peacock was named to the NSCAA All-America and Academic
All-America teams as well as being an All-Region first team pick. A
psychology major, the senior co-captain registered nine points this
season on three goals and three assists. Peacock, the 2011
Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year, anchored the
Warriors’ defense which held opponents to just 1.10 goals per
game.

Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) of the Merrimack
men’s soccer team was tabbed to the Academic All-Conference
team for the third time in his career. Sabadoz, a business major,
paced the Warriors with 19 points on eight markers and three
assists this fall. A Northeast-10 All-Conference first team
selection, he became the third player in program history to record
100 career points and will graduate tied for second all-time in
career goals scored.

Nick Desjardins (Somerville, MA) of the
Merrimack football team earned Academic All-Conference status for
the first time in his career this season. DesJardins, a health
sciences major, totaled 52 tackles and three sacks in the fall. The
senior defensive end saw action in all 10 games this year and
recovered a fumble to go along with 8.5 tackles for a loss.

Collectively, a total of 92 student-athletes across the
conference were selected to the Academic All-Conference team.
Women’s soccer had the most honorees with 21 while field
hockey and men’s soccer boasted 18 and 17, respectively.